The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-26

smothered howl of rage and fear, the
rush of scuflling feet, ladder rafting
against the wall as twas drawn up to
the roof. and Dona Cleofas was alone,
but for the dead. The dawn had not
yet opened into day when Waterman,
staying the steps of a tottering woman.
knock at the great zdg''an door OF the
Jefe POlitico'S house, and, after a par.
ley with the servant on duty, and hi.
summons to the master, the project
came forth, looking curlously at
the pale, haggard face OF his early
guest.
"But what is this, good Dona Cleo
fitas? can not credit the tale, and
yet, your blood-stained hands and garb
well, well! You 60 not hence on
foot nor fasting. After so sore a
struggle you must want strength.
Come in and sit you down, while coffee
and wine are brought to us, and the
horses are put to my coach"
But if the good woman had seemed
faint and i'll when she sought the aid of
the project she had well-nigh quite re-
covered her wanted calm and self-re-
lance when she stood, an hour later,
beside that dignitary and watched his
wondering face, while he stripped the
black-masks from the faces of the
dead.
This is Eel Zorro, the Fox" he
murmured, consulting a formidable
looking paper adorned with great red
seals; "that is to say, he corresponds
in every particular with the description
Of that bandit, sent up for my instruc-
ton by my esteemed colleague, the
Jefe of Zacatecas. The bearded one
must be-yes-the Tarantula; and this
one-hola! l seem to know his FACET
"No doubt" said Dona Cleofas, dry.
w; with the name of Lorenzo Garcia,
he has been playing the gallant to such
of our girls as would hear him, and, no
doubt, getting from them the points to
use in his raids Faith, one of my
own pullets has listened to his purr,
Senior Jefe, if l have done aught that
merits praise, pray your license to &C
and bring the girl, to whom perhaps
your grace will say a word. A hard
test for her?-an awful sight? IT'S So
your worship; but the chit needs the
lesson. What might it not have beer
for her motherP"
All ignorant of what was going on
the rest of Dona Cleofas' S flock though
it hard she should forbid them to fol
low Tiny; but so the dame decreed
and locked them fast again, all break
fastless, pending the place was freed
from its CHASTITY sights. And never, il
Augustina's life to come, would she
forget the awful scene, as she came t.
where the three stark dead men lay
drawn by her mothers hand.
"Santo Cristo!" she cried; "what i
itP-what does it meanP"
at means, my child" the Jefe hast
ened to answer, that your ready &C
ceptance of the attentions of strange
might have brought ruin and deaf
upon your house. As it is, your good
, wise mother has averted the danger
and even has added to your dowry
since to her accrue the fifteen hundre
+ good, hard dollars offered by the patel
| nal government for these three robbel
, she has killed, the leaders of an infam
Gus band. Yes" he answered her pi
+ eous look; Eyes, even this handsom
LenchO, who was the decoy, the traito,
the spy, the worst of all the lot. VIVA
Catch her! she is fainting! All, wei
in truth he is, or was, handsom
scamp. Your axe has married h
: beauty, good Cleofasr
The family Aldana still lives in Oh
huahua. The daughters all are ma
= ried, and the unwritten history of Il
2 city, noted for its obedient, discre,
maidens, places foremost in the ran
of good daughters the three of Dor
I Cleofas, and most submissive and dut
l full of them all, Augustina.-K Il. d.
s dis, in ArgOnam.